However, things didn't go as smoothly as Sui Yuanzhou thought.

The officials sent to Jiangnan responded that the people upstream were unwilling to cooperate because they were not affected by the flood, and because the crops downstream were destroyed, the people were reluctant to leave because the flood receded, and the local officials were also difficult to communicate, and none of Sui Yuanzhou's disaster relief plans could be done.

Sui Yuanzhou's strategy of controlling the water was not only ineffective, but made the people in Jiangnan even more resistant to disaster relief.

In Changle Palace, Kou Shu played with a herb in her hand, listening to the ripples whispering in her ear: "Niangniang, have you heard, Lord Sui's disaster treatment strategy has not worked at all, but has been questioned a lot." ”

Kou Shu smiled slightly: "That's because the strategy of controlling the water is useless at all." ”

"Ahh Ripple grew his mouth in surprise: "But even the emperor thinks that the disaster relief strategy is refreshing, and it will definitely have a miraculous effect." ”

Kou Shu shook her head, took out a bag from her arms and threw it to Ripples, "You send this to Sui Yuanzhou, tell him that he is in a hurry, and open the bag." ”

Three days later, the flood control in the south of the Yangtze River still did not improve, but there was a faint loss of control, the situation became more and more critical, Song Jinyan made several fires to no avail, but the news came that Sui Yuanzhou was going to rush to the disaster area in person.

The people who heard the news showed a different color, all of them were slanderous, everyone said that this Sui Yuanzhou is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, it is crazy, you must know that the people are the most ignorant, once the public opinion is instigated, it will be difficult to suppress, the flood is ruthless, and Jiangnan is far away from the imperial capital, if there are three longs and two shorts, I am afraid there will be no return.

You must know that the Beijing officials have always only provided advice to various localities for governance, and then the yamen in various places have solved the problem on their own, and it seems that there has never been a situation where the Beijing officials have personally visited the localities.

Everyone is waiting to see what Sui Yuanzhou can do when he goes to Jiangnan this time.

"Niangniang, do you really think Lord Sui should go to Jiangnan?" Ripples puzzled.

Kou Shu smiled slightly: "This time I went down to the south of the Yangtze River, not only to win the hearts of the people, but also to prove my ability in front of the emperor, and more importantly, Sui Yuanzhou has just entered the court, and only by making some achievements can he gain a firm foothold." Kou Shu's eyes wandered, as if she remembered something, and turned her head and said, "You call Sui Yuanzhou in a while, I still have something to say to him." ”

Kou Shu had an order, and Ripple had been honestly guarding the door of the imperial study, and when she saw Sui Yuanzhou coming out, she smiled at Sui Yuanzhou and said, "Lord Sui, our queen invites you to gather in the back garden." ”

Sui Yuanzhou looked up and down at the ripples, he made a mistake, and he actually met the queen mother who was the same door as him in the palace, if he didn't have her help, he was afraid that no one would care about his ambitions, thinking of this, Sui Yuanzhou's heart was full of gratitude to Kou Shu.

"Queen Mother-" Seeing Kou Shu, Sui Yuanzhou fell down and bowed.

Kou Shu lifted Sui Yuanzhou in the air and said, "Uncle Shi, please get up quickly, you don't need to be polite." Without waiting for Sui Yuanzhou to speak, Kou Shu continued: "I invited Uncle Shi to come here today, because I wanted to remind Uncle Shi of something. ”

Sui Yuanzhou's expression froze, and he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Queen Mother, please speak." ”

"Now the weather is hot and humid, Jiangnan has encountered floods this time, this kind of weather is the favorite of snakes, insects, rats and ants, nothing else is pressed for the time being, it is the epidemic after this flood, Uncle Shi must be careful."

Sui Yuanzhou nodded: "What the queen mother said is that this is also what I am worried about, when the epidemic comes suddenly, it is easy to infect others, and it takes people's lives invisibly, so it really needs to be thoughtful." ”

Kou Shu nodded, took out a bottle of medicine from his arms, and said, "This thing, senior brother is not unfamiliar, right?" ”

"Tengui Pill?" Sui Yuanzhou was surprised.

This Tiangui Pill is an extremely precious pill in the Qingcheng Gate, and it has a miraculous effect on the epidemic. Originally, it was developed by the ancestor of Qingchengmen when the hanging pot was used in the world, but hundreds of years have passed, the preparation method of this medicine has been lost, and there are only a few in Qingchengmen.

Kou Shu nodded and said, "Originally, I asked my master for this medicine, hoping to leave it to my father, thinking that he might be able to use it when he was out fighting, but now that his old man is no longer there, it is useless for me to keep this medicine." You can take it, and if you encounter a serious epidemic patient on the way to the water, you can use it. It's just that this medicine can only solve one person's disease, and Uncle Shi still needs to use it carefully. ”

I didn't expect the queen mother to give such a precious thing to herself, Sui Yuanzhou's hand that took the porcelain vase trembled slightly: "Weichen first thanked the mother for the love of the people in Jiangnan." ”

Kou Shu smiled faintly, and was speechless: "Where is Uncle Shi, my real name is Kou Shu, if Uncle Shi doesn't mind, you can call me my niece or Shu'er when no one is around." Calling the queen mother, the queen mother, sounds too raw. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, Sui Yuanzhou actually had a feeling of meeting a confidant.

Sui Yuanzhou went away for a few days, Kou Shu was worried about the people, and often stared at a pool of clear water in the lake in a daze. A voice pulled Kou Shu back to reality from her wanderings

"Queen Mother, Lord Sui has now arrived in Jiangnan." The voice of the mandarin duck came from Kou Shu's ears: "Originally, according to the emperor's wishes, he had to prepare horses and guards for him, but Lord Sui refused, saying that he would just go on the road alone."

Kou Shu nodded, and agreed with his uncle that when he arrived in Jiangnan, he must tell himself everything he saw and heard. Sui Yuanzhou's temperament is upright and has a hint of arrogance, Kou Shu is afraid that he is always faintly worried, and feels that things may not go so smoothly.

On the second day, Sui Yuanzhou's letter arrived, in which Sui Yuanzhou said that the south of the Yangtze River was now in a mess, all the farmland was flooded, the crops were directly soaked, and the farmers' houses were all washed away, but he still insisted on refusing to leave the flooded land, holding tents in the wind and rain and refusing to leave.

Originally, in Sui Yuanzhou's flood policy, the affected land was exempted from grain expropriation, and each family was given a certain amount of compensation. If there are children in the family, compensation will be provided, and the government will send people to assist in the cost and manpower of replanting the damaged crops at that time.

However, in order to ensure that the political achievements and the food paid for the tribute were not affected, the people in the government completely concealed their disaster relief strategies. In vain for the life and death of the people, he withheld the silver taels for disaster relief, and completely put the people in dire straits.

Sui Yuanzhou mentioned at the end of the letter that he had already submitted the matter to the emperor in order to seek a holy judgment.

Putting down Sui Yuanzhou's letter, Kou Shu sighed softly - Uncle Shi's move may not be satisfactory. It was as if something had suddenly been remembered. said to the mandarin duck: "Mandarin duck, do you have all the herbs I asked you to find?" ”